![]() ![]() And then, because programs were simpler in 1998, we all started pulling the installation apart and modifying it one file at a time to make the pets more realistic, give them more to interact with, and improve the game experience. Many of my generation made our first websites to share virtual cats with each other and to play together outside the game. I want to talk about CryptoKitties as the spiritual heir to the Catz games, which have been on my mind this week.Ĭatz was a simple virtual pet game, but it hit a perfect moment in the early internet’s growth. Loading funds into my wallet is less convenient than other game microtransactions. Every kitty change has to be recorded and that pricing varies with the conversion rate to ETH. Second, the nature of the blockchain, which is kind of the point of CryptoKitties, limits my ability to play it as a breeding sim. Having a graphic replace the kitty is far less interesting to me than assembling traits of my choice. First, I really prefer to choose my own goals when I’m playing this way. Will I “win” and get the animal I’m designing this time?īut CryptoKitties’ fancy chases are a miss for me as a player, for two reasons. I like animal breeding simulations because when they roll the random numbers on genetic inheritance, they have that precise mix of control and chance that makes for an exciting game. ![]() ![]() I want to talk about CryptoKitties in the context of blogging about playing games, specifically games about cats. I do think that as the first of their kind they will always have a certain historical appeal over their imitators and maybe when we’re all recording our mortgages on blockchains owning one will be like having a Tiffany’s Transatlantic Cable piece. I’m not going to analyze them as an investment. Are the Beanie Babies of the blockchain are also destined to end up sitting in a plastic tote, although in your crypto wallet instead of your garage? ![]()
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